Beet-puller.



B. A. SMITH. BEET FULLER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 17, 19101 PatelitedDec. 12, 1911.

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APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 17, 1910.

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UNITED STATES rn'rnnr OFFICE.

EDWARD A. SMITH, OF LOVELANID, COLORADO.

FEET-FULLER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 12, 1911. Applicationfiled November 17, 1910. Serial No. 592,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Loveland, in the county of Larimer and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beet-Pullers; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit. appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in beet pullers.

One object of the invention is to improve the construction of the beetpuller shown and described in United States Letters-Patent No. 885,538,granted'to me April 21, 1908, whereby a strong and more durable machineis provided and whereby the efficiency of the operating parts is greatlyinis a side view of my improved beet puller;

F ig; 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof;Fig. 4: is a ver- .tical cross section on the line H of Fig. 1;

Fig.5 is a detail perspective view of the cutting and operating devicesfor one side of the device; Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the platesseparated.

. Referring more particularly to the draw-- ings, 1 denotesthesupporting frame of my improved beet puller, said frame being preferablyformed of flat metal bars and comprising side bars 2, a rear end crossbar 3, an intermediate cross bar 4 and a front cross bar 5. The frontcrossbar 5 is formed in two parts the inner ends of which are bentrearwardly at right angles to form tongue engaging lugs '6 between whichis inserted the inner end of the draft tongue 7 of the machine. Thetongue 7 is pivotally connected to the lugs 6 by a pivot bolt 8 and onopposite sides of the tongue where the same passes between the lugs 6are secured wear plates 9. To the under side of the tongue near .theinner end thereof is se-' cured a draft block 10 on the end of; which isarranged a cleius 11 by means of which the draft devices are connectedto the machine.

Bolted or otherwise secured to the side bars 2 adjacent tothejrea'r endof the machine-are laterally projecting brackets 12 to the outer end ofwhich are bolted or other wise secured the short stub axles 13 of therear supporting wheels 14 of the machine.

Secured to the front cross bars 5 of the frame adjacent to the side bars2 are clips 15 comprising vertically disposed plates having rightangularly bent apertured lower. ends 16 which project rearwardly beneaththe lower edge of the cross bar 5 and are adaptperv ends to the oppositeside bars 2 of the frame are downwardly and forwardly pro-' jectinginwardly bent blade supporting standards 21 on the lower ends of whichare bolted or otherwise secured the beet-lifting devices hereinafterdescribed. The standards 21 are further connected to the side bars 2 andare braced by inclined brace plates 22 which are secured to thestandards and to the side bars 2 as shown.

1 The beet lifting devices comprise a pair of cutting blades or colters23 having downwardly and forwardly inclined beveled or sharpened forwardedges 24 which enter the ground and sever the branching rootlets fromthe beet whereby the latter are more readily pulled. To the rear ends ofthe cut-'- ting blades 23 are bolted 0' otherwise secured hsubstantially triangul r pulling blades 25 which are also providefi withbev eled forward edges as shown a 25. By thus forming the cutting andpulling blades and supporting the same at an angle on the lower ends ofthe standards 21 whereby the blades converge toward their rear ends thedirt will be forced by the blades into engagement with the beets and thebeet tops when the latter are lifted or pulled from the ground therebypreventing the beets or the tops from being cut off by. the blades bythe pulling or lifting operation thus insuring the positive removal ofthe beets from the ground. Particular attention is called to theposition of the cutting and pulling blades on the lower ends of thestandards, said blades being held at an angle or projecting outwardlyfrom their lower toward their upper edges and are also arranged to flareoutwardly or diverge from their rear or heel ends toward their pointsthus forming a wedge shaped space both vertically and horizontallybetween the blades which will cause the l eets to be gradually liftedfrom the ground and left standing in the rows.

Revolubly mounted in suitable hearings on one of the side bars 2 and thecross bar a of the frame 1 is a rock shaft/26 having on its inner end aforwardly projecting crank arm 27 on the outer end of which is conuecteda stirrup or bail 28 with which is upwardly to a suflicient extent tobring the front wheels and beet lifting devices above the ground. Thelever 24 is provided with a lockingvpawl 30 which is adapted to engagethe teeth of a segmental rack 31 secured to the side of the framewhereby said forward end of the machine and the wheels and liftingdevices are supported in an elevated position thus permitting themachine to be readily turned at the end of the row or around curves. Onthe rear end of the frame is secured a drivers seat which is arranged ona supporting standard or otherwise suitably secured to the frame inthepo sition to permit the driver to readily reach the frame lifting lever29.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extend l explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion reuse? and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention as defined in theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention what 1'- claim is:

1. In a beet puller, a wheeled supporting said cutting and pullingblades diverging toward their front ends and with their lower edgesconverging whereby a wedge-shaped space is formed. between them both ina horizontal and a vertical plane. L

2. In abeet pulling machine, a wheeled supporting frame, a pair ofdownwardly and forwardly projecting standards composed of fiat metalstrips secured at one end to the frame and converging toward their freeends, beet pulling devices mounted on the lower ends of said standardsand comprising a pair of cutting blades having downwardly and forwardlyinclined sharpened front edges, a pair of pulling blades having beveledfront edges overlapping the rear edges of said cutting. blades, meansfor rigidly securing said pulling blades and cutting blades together andto said standards, said pulling blades being inclined out wardly fromtheir lower toward their upper edges and converging toward their rearends forming a wedge-shaped space between them.

- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence'of twosubscribing wit- .acsses.

EDWARD a. SMITH.

ii' itnesses z lViLLiAM A. Kaooslror, EMERY E. RAY.

